Former-Danish international Nicklas Bendtner announced his retirement this Thursday 4th June, forming an epilogue to a player who went from being one of Arsenal's promising young stars to one of the biggest disappointments in European football over the last decade.

Many football fans around the world have been oblivious to the miracle that took place in the Norweigan top-flight last season. Bodø/Glimt, a small club north of the Arctic circle, won the Eliteserien for the first time in their 104-year history having only previously avoided relegation two seasons before.